Kerr, Warriors still weighing Draymond’s exact starting role

Kerr, Warriors still weighing Draymond’s exact starting role originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

LAIE, Hawaii – Steve Kerr made a quick clarification after the Warriors’ second practice of training camp on the BYU-Hawaii campus, one day after his remarks about the open competition for his starting lineup outside of Steph Curry raised a few eyebrows.

Along with Curry, Draymond Green will be part of Kerr’s starting five which features three other question marks.

“Oh, Draymond’s going to start,” Kerr said Wednesday. “I just don’t know if it’s going to be at the four or the five. I probably should have clarified that yesterday. Draymond … yeah, he’s obviously starting – I just don’t know where, the four or the five. We have to figure that out in this camp.

“[Kevon Looney] has come in lean and playing really well. Trayce [Jackson-Davis] has improved.”

Last season saw big changes at the center position for the Warriors. Looney after growing into a rebounding legend and an incredible source of consistency saw his consecutive games played streak come to an end as his role dwindled. Green started plenty of games as a small-ball center, and Jackson-Davis took over at the five for the final month of the season as a rookie and second-round draft pick.

Green’s ability to play the five defensively and lead the charge offensively as an offensive initiator has made him into a 6-foot-6 unicorn the likes that nobody has seen before, and can’t be replicated by anybody else. But how often can he do it? Or better yet, how often should he do it?

From the sound of it, Kerr wants Green to be an option for him at center instead of an everyday solution.

“In the past, we really wanted to play Draymond for 10 or 12 minutes a game,” Kerr said. “But that was more during our first half of this run, 2015 to 2019. That was pretty consistent. I generally started somebody else. Last year we started him at center.

“I think it’s more feasible now, given that the league is playing faster and there’s more 3-point shooting. But still, there’s part of me that’s like, ‘82 games with Draymond playing…

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Publish date : 2024-10-03 14:30:25

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